1Plastic surgeon
Blepharoplasty in the Nashville area: best eyelid surgeons
Ranked on the eyelid work each surgeon shows: before-and-after photos, training and the eyelid operations they do. Covers every practice within 30 miles of the area's center, in Tennessee.
The top 25 on the map
Each marker carries the surgeon's rank in the Nashville area.
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeonsOculoplastic surgeons
Each marker carries the surgeon's rank on this list and sits at the center of the practice's ZIP code. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The top 10 in the Nashville area
Color shows the specialty. The name opens the surgeon's profile or practice.
2Plastic surgeon
Dr. Jacob Unger, MD
3Plastic surgeon
Dr. Kent Higdon, MD
4Plastic surgeon
Dr. Paul Papillion, MD
5Plastic surgeon
Dr. Leland Webb, MD
6Facial plastic surgeon
Dr. Michael Boggess, MD
7Plastic surgeon
Dr. James Wendel, MD
8Plastic surgeon
Dr. Earl Lett, MD
9Plastic surgeon
Dr. Brady Harris, MD
10Facial plastic surgeon
Dr. David Gilpin, MD
The Nashville area list
Ranked on the eyelid work each surgeon shows. The name opens the practice's eyelid page; "before and after" opens the eyelid gallery.
| # | Surgeon |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Konrad Sarosiek, MD Plastic surgeoncoolspringsplasticsurgery.net · Top 500 #64 |
| 2 | Dr. Jacob Unger, MD Plastic surgeonnashvillepsi.com · Top 500 #106 |
| 3 | Dr. Kent Higdon, MD Plastic surgeonhigdonplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #108 |
| 4 | Dr. Paul Papillion, MD Plastic surgeonpapillionaesthetics.com · Top 500 #131 |
| 5 | Dr. Leland Webb, MD Plastic surgeondrshaynewebb.com · Top 500 #144 |
| 6 | Dr. Michael Boggess, MD Facial plastic surgeonyouthfulreflections.com · Top 500 #309 |
| 7 | Dr. James Wendel, MD Plastic surgeondrjjwendel.com · Top 500 #360 |
| 8 | Dr. Earl Lett, MD Plastic surgeonthelettcenter.com · Top 500 #479 |
| 9 | Dr. Brady Harris, MD Plastic surgeonimagesurgicalarts.com |
| 10 | Dr. David Gilpin, MD Facial plastic surgeondrdavidgilpin.com |
| 11 | Dr. Brian Biesman, MD Oculoplastic surgeondrbiesman.com |
| 12 | Dr. Ashley Guthrie, MD Facial plastic surgeondrashleyguthrie.com |
| 13 | Dr. Ralph Wesley, MD Oculoplastic surgeontnoculoplastics.com |
| 14 | Dr. Deborah Sherman, MD Oculoplastic surgeonnashvillelidsurgery.com |
| 15 | Dr. Mark Melson, MD Oculoplastic surgeonnashvillelidsurgery.com |
| 16 | Dr. Chadwell Robbins, MD Plastic surgeonrobbinsplasticsurgery.com |
| 17 | Dr. Lucas Bryant, MD Facial plastic surgeonrefinesurgery.com |
| 18 | Dr. Lauren Connor, MD Plastic surgeoneyeliddocs.com |
| 19 | Dr. Michelle Nguyen, MD Oculoplastic surgeontneyelids.com |
| 20 | Dr. Nneamaka Nwubah, MD Plastic surgeonamakaaesthetics.com |
| 21 | Dr. John Rosdeutscher, MD Plastic surgeonnubodyconcepts.com |
| 22 | Dr. Stephen Davis, MD Plastic surgeongreenhillsplasticsurgery.com |
| 23 | Dr. Kyle Gabrick, MD Plastic surgeonrefinesurgery.com |
| 24 | Dr. Joseph DeLozier, MD Plastic surgeondrdelozier.com |
| 25 | Dr. Mary Gingrass, MD Plastic surgeontheplasticsurgerycenterofnashville.com |
| 26 | Dr. Melinda Haws, MD Plastic surgeontheplasticsurgerycenterofnashville.com |
| 27 | Dr. Nicholas Tarola, MD Plastic surgeontarolaplasticsurgery.com |
| 28 | Dr. Natasha Luckey, MD Plastic surgeondrnatashaluckey.com |
| 29 | Dr. Allison Laffoon, MD Cosmetic surgeonmarvelcosmeticsurgery.com |
| 30 | Dr. Kate O'Connor, MD Facial plastic surgeonharmonysurgery.com |
| 31 | Dr. Michael Cash, MD Plastic surgeonnashvilleplasticsurgery.com |
| 32 | Dr. Michael Catanzaro, MD Plastic surgeongadsdeneye.com |
| 33 | Dr. Olivia Madan, MD Plastic surgeonyournashvilleplasticsurgeon.com |
| 34 | Dr. Susan Orra, MD Plastic surgeongrottingplasticsurgery.com |
| 35 | Dr. Brian Tierney, MD Plastic surgeonhealthcare.ascension.org |
| 36 | Dr. Douglas Mackenzie, MD Plastic surgeonhealthcare.ascension.org |
| 37 | Dr. Galen Perdikis, MD Plastic surgeonvanderbilthealth.com |
| 38 | Dr. Jose Ramirez Gavidia, MD Plastic surgeonrgplasticsurgery.com |
| 39 | Dr. Lois Wagstrom, MD Plastic surgeonloiswagstrom.com |
| 40 | Dr. Matthew Endara, MD Plastic surgeonspringhillsurgery.com |
| 41 | Dr. Michael Burgdorf, MD Plastic surgeondrmichaelburgdorf.com |
| 42 | Dr. Nicholas Sieveking, MD Plastic surgeonsievekingplasticsurgery.com |
| 43 | Dr. Roosevelt Peebles, MD Plastic surgeonphase4plasticsurgery.com |
| 44 | Dr. John Werther, MD Cosmetic surgeondrwerther.com |
| 45 | Dr. Kristopher Hasstedt, MD Cosmetic surgeonvumc.org |
| 46 | Dr. Noah Ehinger, MD Cosmetic surgeonsmileyaesthetics.com |
| 47 | Dr. Rachel Sobel, MD Insurance-based |
| 48 | Dr. Alexander Nein, MD Plastic surgeondrnein.com |
| 49 | Dr. Daniel Hatef, MD Plastic surgeonhatefaesthetics.com |
| 50 | Dr. Jack Fisher, MD Plastic surgeontheaestheticfoundation.org |
| 51 | Dr. Kush Frenchman, MD Plastic surgeonfindhealthclinics.com |
| 52 | Dr. Philip Fleming, MD Plastic surgeonsurgery.com |
| 53 | Dr. Ronald Gilmer, MD Plastic surgeonsurgery.com |
| 54 | Dr. Salam Kassis, MD Plastic surgeonjprasurg.com |
| 55 | Dr. Steven Bengelsdorf, MD Plastic surgeonfranklinlaser.com |
| 56 | Dr. Andrew Meador, MD Insurance-basedhealthcare.ascension.org |
| 57 | Dr. Kimberly Klippenstein, MD Insurance-based |
| 58 | Dr. Kelly Everman, MD Insurance-basedElite Oculoplastics.com |
| 59 | Dr. Behin Barahimi, MD Insurance-based |
Cities in the Nashville area
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Also in the Nashville area: Franklin, Brentwood, Murfreesboro, Mount Juliet, Hendersonville, Smyrna, Spring Hill.
Published prices in the Nashville area
Prices practices in the area publish on their own sites.
| Practice | Operation | What the practice publishes |
|---|---|---|
| Youthful Reflections (Michael A. Boggess, MD) | Blepharoplasty | The average cost of blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) in the Nashville area typically ranges from $4,000 to $9,000. source |
When insurance pays in the Nashville area
For lids that block vision. This side of eyelid surgery is kept apart from the cosmetic ranking.
The rule
Medicare and private insurers pay when sagging upper-lid skin or a low lid blocks the top of your vision. A visual field test and photographs show the loss before the operation is approved. In the Nashville area, Medicare claims go to Palmetto GBA, whose rule is L34411.
What it pays
Medicare's average payment to the surgeon in the Nashville area is $726 for an upper blepharoplasty and $746 for a ptosis repair (2024). The surgery center or hospital is paid separately. You pay your deductible and coinsurance; any cosmetic part of the same operation is billed to you.
Surgeons who do the most insurance-covered eyelid surgery in the Nashville area
| # | Surgeon | Medicare eyelid operations, 2022 to 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Kimberly Klippenstein, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 484 |
| 2 | Dr. Andrew Meador, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 444 |
| 3 | Dr. Mark Melson, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · nashvillelidsurgery.com | 414 |
| 4 | Dr. Deborah Sherman, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · nashvillelidsurgery.com | 367 |
| 5 | Dr. Michelle Nguyen, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · tneyelids.com | 285 |
| 6 | Dr. Kelly Everman, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · Elite Oculoplastics.com | 263 |
| 7 | Dr. Behin Barahimi, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 206 |
| 8 | Dr. Rachel Sobel, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 114 |
| 9 | Dr. Ralph Wesley, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · tnoculoplastics.com | 111 |
| 10 | Dr. Brian Biesman, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · drbiesman.com | 11 |
From Medicare's records of each surgeon's billed eyelid operations (CMS). Medicare leaves out any operation a surgeon billed fewer than 11 times in a year.
State and region rankings
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Procedures
What each operation does, who it suits and how recovery goes.